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The winners for the sixth annual Clive Barnes Awards were announced Jan. 11 with recognition in the dance category for American Ballet Theatre’s Gabe Stone Shayer, and for Dave Thomas Brown in the theater category for his leading turn in Off-Broadway play, “The Legend of Georgia McBride.” All finalists won a cash prize, while the winners took home $5,000. Tony winner Annaleigh Ashford (“You Can’t Take it With You,” “Sylvia”) and Blakeley White-McGuire (Martha Graham Dance Company) presented the awards at the Walter Reade Theater in Lincoln Center, NYC. Fellow nominees included New York City Ballet dancer Joseph Gordon, Alvin Ailey’s Jacqueline Green, and Abt’s Catherine Hurlin; Brown beat out actors Jack Difalco of “Mercury Fur,” and Sandra Mae Frank, Katie Boeck, and Austin McKenzie of Deaf West’s Broadway production of “Spring Awakening.” Created in honor of the performance critic, Clive Barnes, candidates are selected via a...

The Clive Barnes Foundation announced Nov. 20 the nominees for its sixth annual Clive Barnes Awards. Broadway revival “Spring Awakening” led the pack with three of its lead actors receiving finalist recognition. Newbies Austin P. McKenzie, who plays Melchior Gabor, as well as Sandra Mae Frank and Katie Boeck—who are nominated together for their turn as Wendla Bergmann—are best theater actor nominees along with Jack Difalco of “Mercury Fur” and Dave Thomas Brown for “The Legend of Georgia McBride.” This year’s four finalists for dance are Catherine Hurlin and Gabe Stone Shayer of American Ballet Theatre, Joseph Gordon of New York City Ballet, and Jacqueline Green of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. On Jan. 11, 2016, the awards ceremony will present a $5,000 cash award to one actor and one dancer at Lincoln Center’s Walter Reade Theater. All finalists, chosen each year by a Clive Barnes Foundation selection committee of critics and performers,...

On August 30th, several cast members from the upcoming Broadway revival of Spring Awakening will mingle with past cast members at 54 Below in 'Spring amp Summer.' Katie Boeck Voice of Wendla, Alex Boniello Voice of Moritz, Daniel Durant Moritz, Sandra Mae Frank Wendla, Kathryn Gallagher Voice of Martha, Austin McKenzie Melchior, and Alexandra Winter Gretl join the previously announced Broadway amp tour performers Krystina Alabado, Christy Altomare, Julie Benko, Justin Scott Brown, Amanda Castaos, Anthony Lee Medina, Ben Moss, Zach Reiner-Harris, Claire Sparks, Taylor Trensch, and Gabe Violett.

Broadway in Bryan Park concluded its 2015 program this week - and BroadwayWorld was on hand to capture the festivities. This week's line-up included performances from the casts of Spring Awakening, Dames At Sea, Once Upon A Mattress, The King And I, and Daddy Long Legs.Below, watch as Spring Awakening's Katie Boeck and Sandra Mae Frank perform a sneak peek of 'Mama Who Bore Me.'...